EXPRESSIVE REALISM
$79.00
- Class is open!
- Instructor – Jen Starling
- 5 Hours of Instruction
- Lifetime Access/Downloadable Content
- Private Group
- Teacher feedback 4/20/22 – 5/17/22
- Course Price – $79
- All Sales Final
Description
How Would it Feel to Let Go and Enjoy the Freedom of Exploring an Expressive Way of Creating Portraits?
Join Jen Sterling in EXPRESSIVE REALISM: The Creative Process Demystified! This course includes the step-by-step process of building a portrait using black and white paint, and an intentional palette of natural skin tones. Discover an experience that allows you freedom to explore color, edge quality, transparent versus opaque layers, shapes, and expressive mark making. This course places a strong focus on accurate proportions, paint application, values, and mixing skin tones. In addition, it gives you a glimpse behind the curtain of what it looks like to engage in the creative process where the outcome is uncertain, but each step leads to the next in order to unearth a painting that could not have been planned for. Working in this way puts equal emphasis on technique and creativity!
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DESCRIPTION OF LESSONS
This class consists of one in-depth, portrait painting lesson. We will begin by creating a solid structure to work from using plumb lines to assist in placement and proportions. We will use this process, with black and white paint, to create our initial portrait. From there, we will begin to have fun with color. We will explore color saturation, how to mute color intensity, and various color combination to portray realistic skin tones. Next we will begin experimenting with the background. Learn to create a strong mood and visual effect for your piece. I will introduce you to glazing, which can be a beautiful process to use in portraits. It can really create a feeling of depth with it's layering effects. Our final videos will focus on shape and edge, both which are important when creating an expressive portrait! In this tutorial you will see my creative process, with all of my struggles and how I overcome challenges along the way. Working in this way puts equal emphasis on technique and creativity! Get ready to unearth the unknown! This course can be done in oils or acrylics!
COURSE OPEN! INSTANT ACCESS!
Lifetime Access - Download All Content
Cost - $79
MEET JEN STARLING - ARTIST
Jen focused seriously on ballet and modern dance throughout her childhood and adult life. She has a BA in Performance Art from the University of MD, and danced professionally for many years. She dabbled in visual art from a young age, but has very little formal training. In May 2015 she took an art class that awoke her creative nature, and propelled her into the world of two dimensional art. No stranger to discipline, she has dedicated herself to learning from many accomplished artists, a demanding studio practice, and managing her business, “Jen Starling Art”. In addition, Jen has an elementary teaching license, and has taught youth and adults in numerous settings for the last twenty years. She currently teaches art classes at the Art Student League and Curtis Art Center in CO.
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PRIVATE GROUP JUST FOR YOU!
This course will have a private Facebook group just for you! I will be actively involved with the class via Facebook during the four weeks that the course is open! I am really excited about working through these exercises with each of you!
COURSE SUPPLIES
I hope you can use supplies that you already have and not have to purchase any. Really you can do this with any medium and any tools so go ahead and try to use what is already in your artspace.
Substrate
- Surface-16”x 16” pre-gessoed canvas or hardboard panel
Paintbrushes
- Brushes- Sizes 1-8, I use bristle brushes, softer synthetics, and a fan brush
Paints
- Titanium White - Gamblin
- Ivory Black - Gamblin
- Alizarin Crimson - Gamblin 1980
- Cadmium Red - Gamblin 1980
- Yellow Ochre - Winsor Newton
- Ultramarine Blue - Gamblin
- Turkey Umber - Williamsburg
Mediums
- Gamsol - only if using oil paint
- Paint Medium- Gamblin Neo Gilpin Medium for oil only
- Substitute water for acrylic medium - if using acrylics
Other
- Palette
- Palette knife
- Painter’s tape
- Paper towels
- Oil charcoal pencil (Faber-Castell from Blicks)
- Princeton Catalyst wedge (from Blicks)
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON ACCESSING CLASSES AND SELLING WORK CREATED IN THIS COURSE:
**Upon purchasing your course, you will be asked to create an account and go through the purchase process (even if the cost is $0 for a free course). If you have already created an account, after purchase your course will IMMEDIATELY be available under “LOGIN” at the top right-hand of karabullockart.com.
**If your course does not show up, please email us at karabullockart@gmail.com
**Due to the nature of the immediate availability of the course, all purchases are nonrefundable.
**Please talk to the artist of the course about his/her policy on selling artwork created in this course prior to selling any works created during course. Some artists will allow it, while others do not. Thank you for your support.
Deborah Underwood (verified owner) –
Wonderful class. Love Jen Starling! My final painting didn’t look like hers but it was definitely my own unique creation, which I love!